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Air Canada took couple to court rather than pay $2K compensation. A year later, it gave in
By Sophia Harris, CBC News, RCI
A B.C. couple’s more than four-year battle with Air Canada over compensation for a flight delay has finally ended. (Pexels photo)
The airline says it dropped the case because, in part, it felt bad for the B.C. couple.
A B.C. couple’s more than four-year battle with Air Canada over compensation for a flight delay has finally ended.
Last week, the airline dropped a court case it had launched against Andrew and Anna Dyczkowski, who live just outside Kelowna, B.
C., and on Wednesday Air Canada paid them $1,000 each for a 24-hour flight delay from Vancouver to Costa Rica in January 2020.
It’s just my guess that they chickened out, because they knew that they couldn’t actually, possibly win,
said Andrew Dyczkowski.
The dispute began in February 2020 when the couple filed a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), after Air Canada denied their initial compensation claim.
The CTA, Canada’s transport regulator, ordered the airline to pay the couple $2,000 in compensation. Instead, in late 2023, Air Canada took the couple to court (new window) to try to overturn the ruling.
More than a year later, and just three days before a scheduled court hearing, Air Canada abandoned the case without explanation, according to court documents.
A B.C. couple’s more than four-year battle with Air Canada over compensation for a flight delay has finally ended.
Last week, the airline dropped a court case it had launched against Andrew and Anna Dyczkowski, who live just outside Kelowna, B.C., and on Wednesday Air Canada paid them $1,000 each for a 24-hour flight delay from Vancouver to Costa Rica in January 2020.
It’s just my guess that they chickened out, because they knew that they couldn’t actually, possibly win,
said Andrew Dyczkowski.
The dispute began in February 2020 when the couple filed a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), after Air Canada denied their initial compensation claim.
The CTA, Canada’s transport regulator, ordered the airline to pay the couple $2,000 in compensation. Instead, in late 2023, Air Canada took the couple to court (new window) to try to overturn the ruling.
More than a year later, and just three days before a scheduled court hearing, Air Canada abandoned the case without explanation, according to court documents.
This article is republished from RCI.
